Tag: Mudcloth
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Between Mali and the U.S., Penda Diakité Finds Her Own Language in Memory
Raised between Mali and Portland, Oregon, and now based in Los Angeles, the Malian American artist was introduced to painting as a child in Mali, where she learned traditional bogolan painting. Today, her work draws on childhood memories, oral histories, Malian cultural traditions and spirituality. Working across collage, painting, film, photography, ceramics, bogolan and cowrie…
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Tidiane Ndongo: Mastering Bogolan Art and Tradition
Tidiane Ndongo, born in 1970, is a Malian artist. He learned the traditional bogolan (Mudcloth) technique at the age of 24, guided by Youssouf Sidibé Nelly in Bamako. His work is influenced by the research of late Youssouf Tata Cissé, a Malian scholar, specialist in the myths and legends of Mali. Ndongo shared a close…
